The Meeker herald., 1887-12-10
Got ysi- yust Deserts.

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assault upon the person Of u young lady
living ia that town. The assault oe-
cured on the previous morning about
3 o'clock, and WAS most horrible affair.
O'Brien, who WAS dirty, thieying
yagaboni, picked the loci, to tho door
leading into the lady bedroom, and
when first discovered was eudeayorlng
TO light lamp. The young lady thought
he was burglar and kept perfectly
quiet, thinking he would get what he
wanted aud leave. Instead OF doing
tlis lie advanced 10 her bedside and
boldly Informed her TINT he intended 10
stay wltlher all night; the lady lmplored
| him 10 leave lrr md not attempt 10
carry ont his horrible purpose. lie told
/ her that under one condition .e would
let her OF, AMI that was 10 give him ~.
This she could not do, N she had only
q fuw dollars In her room. Then
commenced a desperate struggle which
lasted for nearly an hour. The brute
finally became exhausted and lay down
beside his victim aud fell fast asleep.
! Then the girl escaped and made her
way in her Hight-elo,ho5 and bare feet
to tho residence Uf Rev. Amos Dannis-
ter. She was In bad condition, her
bruises. She named her assailAui and
fully described him. O'Bricn was ar
rested early on Tuesday morning and
was coniuci In the jail. Intense cN-
element prevailed Throughout, the town
and considerable talk OF iynehlng Was
iniuiscd in. On Wednesday morning
u; l o'clock twenty-five. armed and
masked men went 10 the Jail and.
breaking III. lock, took O'Brien out.
lie begged for mercy al first, but seeing
that II was useless remained silent. lt,.
forc reaching the place where 10 WIS 10
bid farewell Ia tie world hc Ackuowl.
edged his guilt, but said hc had been
drunk az hc would never have done II.
lie met his death. from all tina; your
correspondent can learn, without ap-
parent fear. and died iron s,fanguih-
ton In ten minutes. Never WIS any
thing done Ia AlaiHosa that has caused
Us much satisfaction as tho event oi
yesterday morning.
Alamosl II thoroughly alarmed aud
proposes driving ali tic r,ii characters
out Of the city. Determined men arc
banded together for this purpose and II
anyone Is found walking the crooked
path Il, will get notice to leave the town
inside of twelve hours.
O'ITicn was thoroughly bad char
80
Yaincs 10y his stretching rope. lie con-
i,sscI io hasin. planned Ia burn the
atmory building Hnd also 10 80, iirr 10
the house Of Captain Mix. This lie was
to 10 on, of revenge. lac having shoi,
tim. before been arrested for stealing
state blankets. o'iificn wRs buried In
u two.iOui hole. a Few feet from where
he was hanged.
From Wm. ". MaIsh. who was In
A,gmosa on the nigh, of the hanging
and the day following, n Republican re-
porter learned that a large rlacaId WAS
pinned upon the body Of o'i.ricn con
timing these words: We protect utif
ladies'. Lot this lie warning 10 others
lie also saiG that when tn" young lads
Wen, io the Rev. Mr. Baunisirris hous"
aud related her story that worthy man
became greatly excited. gu; his revolver
and. had 1t not been for Ills wife. would
have Ut once gone to the armory and
ended the life Of the villain. His wife
cluug about him. however; finally got
the weapon from him and sent him Tor
doctor and then for an officer.
VERDICT or CoHoSrils JURY.
\ special to the Denver News givcs
the following rs the verdict rendered In
the . O'iIricn iyuching:
AN iuqUisiiion holden at Allmosa.
In Cpnrjos county. state of Colorado. on
the Goth tlay of November. is,T, before
L. II. LimbcIg. Coroner Of said county,
upon the dead bo,ly cf Edmond o liricn.
lying there dead, by the jurors who's.
uJmeB are hereunto subscribed. the
said jurors upon their oath do say that
the said Edmond O'Bricn came TO his
death on tho night Of November 18th.
by hanging by the neck at the hands oi
party or parties unknown. with rope.
aud we. the jury. further desire TO state
that having in view the a;rocinus crime
Of which the deceased. Edmond
oBr!cn. had been guilty. consider that
he has only met with his just deserts at
the hands of nm outraged community"
lsignedl NJ. y. Mix.
G. NJ. BALL,
FRANK RUBY,
G.. W. STOUT.
II. IL. DuHnESDoRF,
GEoHoE l.. BLACTMonE.
gsn :fcor Famine Imminent,
Arc we 10 experience beef famine
The facts seem TO indicate it, and many
sources believed TO be Trustworthy point
TO the scarcity Of beef in the near fu
ture. Some authorities expect short
commons in ISss, others defer the evil
hour until 1850. Tie severity OF the
weather OF lss5-'sT was such as nearly
T., ,ia,,i..a ,Ip Iay,Ia of tIp y prfl Invest